Once upon a time there lived a huge wolf who terrified everyone - he dragged cattle, killed animals. Gradually the animals began to shun him, and the wolf was left completely alone.
The wolf saw that things were bad and thought: “I have shed a lot of blood, caused a lot of trouble, and no one wants to know me. Isn’t it time to change the wolf way of life?”
And the wolf decided to repent. He ran to announce this to all the animals and met a donkey.
- Hello, donkey! Don't shy away from me. I am not the same now, I decided to become different.
- That's good, wolf. “We will be very happy about this,” the donkey answered and began to peacefully pluck the grass.
The wolf ran further and met a bull.
- Bull, don't run from me. Haven't you heard that now I don't touch or offend anyone?
“I’m very glad, wolf, I wish you good luck,” answered the bull. The wolf ran further and met the horse.
- Horse! Horse! Don't be scared of me. Don't you know that I repented. Now I don't hurt anyone, not even lambs.
“Ah, brother wolf, this is good news,” the horse rejoiced. And the wolf ran and ran and got hungry. What to do? In my stomach
The wolf was purring, and a horse, an ox and a donkey were grazing peacefully nearby.
“Cursed be the hour when I repented!” - the wolf exclaimed and ran back to the horse.
“Hello, wolf, I’m glad to see you,” the horse said friendly.
- You have very little time left to be healthy, prepare for death! - the wolf growled.
“But you repented and promised not to touch anyone again!”
- Stop talking nonsense! Now I'll eat you.
- Let it be your way. Only I wanted to give you my will, according to which you will receive a whole herd. It's in my right hoof.
“Give me the will,” shouted the delighted wolf. He bent down, but received a strong blow and flew to the side.
The blow did not relieve hunger, and the wolf ran to the bull.
- Now I will eat you! - the wolf yelled and wanted to jump on the bull’s back.
- But you repented, right? — the bull muttered in surprise.
“I don’t have time to chat with you.” Get ready to die!
- Fine. Let it be your way. But I feel sorry for you, because you could lose a big inheritance. I have a will in my right horn for a herd of the fattest bulls.
- Where is it? — the wolf howled impatiently and reached for his horns.
The bull was waiting for this. With a mighty blow he threw the wolf far away from him.
“Well, you won’t deceive me,” thought the wolf, running up to the donkey, and growled fiercely:
- Prepare for death, and quickly!
- Wait a little. You can always kill me. How
be with my will? After all, I forgot it at home. Let me run after him.
“Why should I be afraid, the donkey has neither hard hooves nor sharp horns,” the wolf decided and sent the donkey home.
The wolf waited for a long time, and then people came running with sticks and beat him so hard that he barely carried off his legs.
Translated from Russian · original on wisdomlib.ru